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09/12/05

News 7 Mornin'

The storm is spinning well off the
coast, but forecasters say it might

turn toward land today.

With the possibility of coastal
flooding, National Guards have been
dispatched to eastern North Carolina.

The governor has ordered mandatory
evacuations of visitors from Ocracoke
Island in the Outer Banks.
*CG locator Blackstone
File Tape Meanwhile, the threat of one
hurricane is keeping a Virginia fort
from helping victims of another.

About 200 Hurricane Katrina evacuees
were expected at Fort Pickett in
Blackstone last night, but state
officials say they're holding off until
Hurricane Ophelia's threat has passed.
(END VO) (END VO)

will hear from Chief Justice Nominee
John Roberts, as he makes an opening
statement today at the start of his
confirmation hearings.
ENG#=3 (VO-NAT)
VO-NAT

*CG locator Washington, DC

Beginning tomorrow, Roberts is
expected to be grilled by Democrats,
but will likely be confirmed.

Committee chairman Arlen Specter
said it would be inappropriate to ask
the nominee directly whether he'd
overturn Roe versus Wade, but he
intends to question Roberts on the
issues close to that decision.

yesterday for six Giles County children
killed in an explosion more than a week
ago in Michigan.
ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Giles Co.
:00 So many wanted to come to the
funeral and support the Bryant family,
that not everyone could fit inside the
church.

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INQ=The family

*CG 2line Shahn Wilburn
Riverview Baptist Pastor @02:14:45
:15 SHAHN WILBURN:THE FAMILY WAS HUMBLED BY
THE OUT POURING OF SUPPORT THAT THEY
HAVE EXPERIENCED HERE AND IN MICHIGAN.
IT'S A TRAGEDY, WE HAVE NO ANSWERS BUT
WERE JUST TOLD TO TRUST.
RUNS=:12 (END SOT)

OQ=told to trust.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Wilburn says the families trust
in God is helping them cope.

Last Saturday night an explosion
at a house near Flint, Michigan killed
six of the Bryant family children,
ranging in ages from 19 to two.

Rebecca, Joseph, Neimiah,
Martina, David, and Jackson.

Two other children, Sarah and
Caleb were injured, but are said to be
doing better.
(END VO) (END VO)

of the country's most influential civil
rights leaders is now a step closer to
becoming a reality.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT 7

VO-NAT Last week, the city unveiled the

drawings for the new Martin Luther King
Junior Memorial Bridge and Park.
SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=INCLUDED IN THAT

*CG 2line Harold Plott
HSMM Project Manager 3638 HAROLD PLOTT/HSMM PROJECT MANAGER:
INCLUDED IN THAT IS A STATUE, SOME
BENCHES WITH AUDIO STATIONS, WHICH
WOULD HAVE RECORDINGS OF HIS SPEECHES,
AND WE'VE ALSO CREATED A GATEWAY AT

EACH END OF THE BRIDGE INTO THIS PARK
ATMOSPHERE. 51
RUNS=13 (END SOT)

OQ=PARK ATMOSPHERE

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke
File Tape Council members voted last year
to rebuild the city's *First Street
Bridge* as a memorial to Doctor King.

Officials say the next step is
getting approval from the Martin Luther
King Junior Foundation in Atlanta.

If all goes well, they hope to
begin advertising for construction
early next year.
(END VO) (END VO)

The storm is spinning well off the
coast, but forecasters say it might
turn toward land today.

With the possibility of coastal
flooding, National Guards have been
dispatched to eastern North Carolina.

The governor has ordered mandatory
evacuations of visitors from Ocracoke
Island in the Outer Banks.
*CG locator Blackstone
File Tape Meanwhile, the threat of one
hurricane is keeping a Virginia fort
from helping victims of another.

About 200 Hurricane Katrina evacuees
were expected at Fort Pickett in
Blackstone last night, but state
officials say they're holding off until
Hurricane Ophelia's threat has passed.
(END VO) (END VO)

and citizens gathered yesterday in
Salem to remember the people who died
on 9-11.
ENG#=4 VO-NAT 20
VO-NAT

*CG locator Salem

Hundreds came to Lake Spring Park
yesterday evening to remember the
events on September eleventh.

Salem city officials say the
attacks on the twin towers brought
citizens closer together as a nation,

as a region, and as human beings.

The program was titled, "In Honor
and Remembrance: A Salute to America's
Heroes".
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INQ=I think it's

*CG 2line Lt. John Prillanan
Salem Fire & EMS @17:07:32

LT. JOHN PRILLANAN:I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT EVERY YEAR WE HONOR THE
FIREFIGHTERS, WE HONOR THE CITIZENS
THAT WERE KILLED IN THE WORLD TRADE
CENTER SO THAT WE DON'T FORGET THAT
THAT WAS THE DAY WE LOST OUR INNOCENCE.
RUNS=:11 (END SOT)

OQ=our innocence.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Many of the speakers included
remarks about the devastation of
Hurricane Katrina.

Saying the link between the two
is substantial, in the way that both
tragedies have brought the country
closer together.
(END VO) (END VO)

investigating the cause of a Friday
night house fire.
ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Bedford Co.
:00 The house on Peakland Court was
still smoldering yesterday afternoon,
nearly two days after the fire broke
out.
*CG locator Bedford Co.
Friday night Officials say no one was inside
:05 the home during the blaze.

Crews were expected to comb
through the rubble yesterday, to
determine where the fire originated.
(END VO) (END VO)

Residents were forced to evacuate the
building on Old Virginia Road just
before 4 A-M. Authorities say they all
got out safely. Firefighters from Glen
Lyn, Narrows, Rich Creek and Celenese
responded to the call.

The building is heavily damaged. It
included three apartments and two
businesses.

The storm is spinning well off the
coast, but forecasters say it might
turn toward land today.

With the possibility of coastal

flooding, National Guards have been
dispatched to eastern North Carolina.

The goernor has ordered mandatory
evacuations of visitors from Ocracoke
Island in the Outer Banks.
*CG locator Blackstone
File Tape Meanwhile, the threat of one
hurricane is keeping a Virginia fort
from helping victims of another.

About 200 Hurricane Katrina evacuees
were expected at Fort Pickett in
Blackstone last night, but state
officials say they're holding off until
Hurricane Ophelia's threat has passed.
(END VO) (END VO)

will hear from Chief Justice Nominee
John Roberts, as he makes an opening
statement today at the start of his
confirmation hearings.
ENG#=3 (VO-NAT)
VO-NAT

*CG locator Washington, DC

Beginning tomorrow, Roberts is
expected to be grilled by Democrats,
but will likely be confirmed.

Committee chairman Arlen Specter
said it would be inappropriate to ask
the nominee directly whether he'd
overturn Roe versus Wade, but he
intends to question Roberts on the
issues close to that decision.
SOT FULL (SOT FULL)
INQ=His early

As six caskets were carried away
from the Riverview Baptist Church,
nearly one thousand neighbors were
ready to lend a helping hand to the

Bryant family.
SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= @02:14:45

SHAHN WILBURN:THE FAMILY WAS HUMBLED BY
THE OUT POURING OF SUPPORT THAT THEY
HAVE EXPERIENCED HERE AND IN MICHIGAN.
IT'S A TRAGEDY, WE HAVE NO ANSWERS BUT
WERE JUST TOLD TO TRUST.
RUN:12 (END SOT)

OQ= Wilburn says the families trust

in God is helping them cope.

Last Saturday night an explosion
at a house near Flint, Michigan killed
six of the Bryant family children,
ranging in ages from 19 to two.

Rebecca, Joseph, Neimiah,
Martina, David, and Jackson.

Two other children, Sarah and
Caleb were injured, but are said to be
doing better.
SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= @02:15:58

SHAHN:THEY'RE DOING WELL. THEY ARE BOTH
OFF THE VENTILATORS. ONE HAS BEEN MOVED
TO A STEP DOWN UNIT, SARAH THE LITTLE
GIRL. CALEB IS STILL IN THE BURN UNIT
HE HAS PROGRESSED AND IS DOING WELL.
RUN=:14 (END SOT)

OQ= BUTT BUTT BUTT

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INQ= @02:06:59

JEREMY:WHILE IT'S HARD FOR MOST ADULTS
TO COPE WITH THE LOSS OF A FRIEND OR A
LOVED ONE, WHEN CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED
IT FORCES A YOUNGER GENERATION TO COME
TO TERMS WITH THE LOSS.
RUN=:10 (END SOT)

OQ= BUTT BUTT BUTT

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INQ= @02:01:53

MARK: WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO SOME
OF THE KIDS, AND THERE WERE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS ASKED LAST WEEK AND WITH
TEACHERS AND PASTORS HERE AT COUNSELING
WE WERE ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE.
RUN=:09 (END SOT)

OQ= So many wanted to come to the

funeral and support the Bryant family,
that not everyone could fit inside the
church.

And seeing the faces of the
hundreds of people attending the
funeral has only helped to ease the
pain of two young cousins, who miss
their playmates.
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INQ= @02:20:35

JACOB&JOSH:IT REALLY MAKES ME FEEL GOOD

BECAUSE IT LETS ME KNOW HOW MUCH OF AN
IMPACT THEY ALL HAD.////BROTHER:YEAH
RUN=:07 (END SOT)

OQ= The Riverview Baptist Church has

started a Bryant family relief fund.

Church members are asking for
financial gifts, and prayers of
comfort.

*CG locator Joliet, IL
ESPN Ryan Briscoe was taken to a
:00 Chicago area hospital following this
fiery crash with Alex Barron. Briscoe
was o-k, with the exception of some
head and back pain. The crash caused a
16 minute red flag. Dan Wheldon took
the checkered flag and all but wrapped
up the Indy points championship.

police officers, and citizens gathered
in Salem to remember the people who
died on 9-11.
ENG#=4 VO-NAT 20
VO-NAT

*CG locator Salem

Hundreds came to Lake Spring Park
yesterday evening to remember the
events on September eleventh.

Salem city officials say the
attacks on the twin towers brought
citizens closer together as a nation,
as a region, and as human beings.

The program was titled, "In Honor
and Remembrance: A Salute to America's

Heroes".
SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=I think it's

*CG 2line Lt. John Prillanan
Salem Fire & EMS @17:07:32

LT. JOHN PRILLANAN:I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT EVERY YEAR WE HONOR THE
FIREFIGHTERS, WE HONOR THE CITIZENS
THAT WERE KILLED IN THE WORLD TRADE
CENTER SO THAT WE DON'T FORGET THAT
THAT WAS THE DAY WE LOST OUR INNOCENCE.
RUNS=:11 (END SOT)

OQ=our innocence.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Many of the speakers included
remarks about the devastation of
Hurricane Katrina.

Saying the link between the two
is substantial, in the way that both
tragedies have brought the country
closer together.
(END VO) (END VO)

of the country's most influential civil
rights leaders is now a step closer to
becoming a reality.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT 7

VO-NAT Last week, the city unveiled the

drawings for the new Martin Luther King
Junior Memorial Bridge and Park.
SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=INCLUDED IN THAT

*CG 2line Harold Plott
HSMM Project Manager 3638 HAROLD PLOTT/HSMM PROJECT MANAGER:
INCLUDED IN THAT IS A STATUE, SOME
BENCHES WITH AUDIO STATIONS, WHICH
WOULD HAVE RECORDINGS OF HIS SPEECHES,
AND WE'VE ALSO CREATED A GATEWAY AT
EACH END OF THE BRIDGE INTO THIS PARK
ATMOSPHERE. 51
RUNS=13 (END SOT)

OQ=PARK ATMOSPHERE

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke
File Tape Council members voted last year
to rebuild the city's *First Street
Bridge* as a memorial to Doctor King.

Officials say the next step is
getting approval from the Martin Luther
King Junior Foundation in Atlanta.

If all goes well, they hope to
begin advertising for construction
early next year.
(END VO) (END VO)